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Vinyl pressings

You're Throwing A Good Love Away

by Spinners · 1977

11 pressings5 countriesRhythm & BluesFunk / Soul

You're Throwing A Good Love Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of You're Throwing A Good Love Away

11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

1977
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 45-3382
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · Specialty Pressing
Runout / matrix

SRC ST-A-33123-1 1-1A-Side Runout Etching

SRC ST-A-32277-2 1-1B-Side Runout Etching

ST-A-33123 SPSide A Label

ST-A-32277 SPSide B Label

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 3382
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · Specialty Pressing
Runout / matrix

SRC ST-A-33123-1 1-1Side A runout

SRC ST-A-32277-2 1-1Side B runout

ST-A-33123 SPSide A label

ST-A-32277 SPSide B label

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 45-3382
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

ST-A-33123 MOSide A Label:

ST-A-32277 MOSide B Label:

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 45-3382
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · PRC Richmond Pressing
Runout / matrix

ST-A-33123-3-1-1 PRCRunout, side A, etched

ST-A-32277-4-1-1 PRCRunout, side B, etched

ST-A-33123 RILabel matrix, side A

ST-A-32277 RILabel matrix, side B

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
Atlantic 45-3382
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

ST-A-33123 SPStereo side label

A-33123 SPMono side label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977CanadaAtlantic AT 3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977JapanAtlantic P-165AFirst year7", Single7", Single
1977JapanAtlantic P-165AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1977New ZealandAtlantic 45 3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977USAtlantic 45-3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977USAtlantic 45-3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1977USAtlantic 3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977USAtlantic 45-3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1977USAtlantic 45-3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977USAtlantic 45-3382First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977GermanyAtlantic ATL 10 940First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. AYou're Throwing A Good Love Away3:36
  2. BYou're All I Need In Life3:32

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You're Throwing A Good Love Away are there?

11 vinyl pressings of You're Throwing A Good Love Away are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was You're Throwing A Good Love Away first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Germany, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3382.

How do I tell if my copy of You're Throwing A Good Love Away is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3382, 3382, ATL 10 940, AT 3382) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC ST-A-33123-1 1-1 and SRC ST-A-32277-2 1-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You're Throwing A Good Love Away on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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